Georgia vs. South Carolina Prediction, Odds & Pick
Prediction, odds and the model's read
Our model's read
Scouting report
2026 projection · last season, roster and staff
Where Georgia gets at South Carolina: 6th at staying on schedule through the air, against a unit 49th at keeping opponents off schedule through the air. South Carolina projects no clear way in against Georgia. Georgia is also 4th on first and second down, against a unit 42nd.
How
UGAattacks
SC
- 1
Stay on schedule through the air
staying on schedule through the air · projected
UGA#6 of 138SC#49 of 138 - 2
Win first and second down
first and second down · projected
UGA#4 of 138SC#42 of 138
The two teams
Georgia
Georgia is in year 11 under Kirby Smart, whose offenses have been balanced. The strengths are offensive, led by 4th on first and second down. The way in is 124th at hitting chunk plays.
On fourth down he goes for it about as often as his peers do from the same spots (−2.3%). Against what the expected-points model recommends he is −41.1% — the profession as a whole is negative on this.
Georgia has not played an FBS opponent yet, so this is the projection: last season regressed toward the mean, plus returning production, recruiting, talent and whether the staff is the same one.
Projected strengths
- Offensefirst and second down#4projected
- Offensestaying on schedule through the air#6projected
- Offenseturning trips inside the 40 into points#6projected
Projected soft spots
- Offensehitting chunk plays#124projected
South Carolina
South Carolina is in year 6 under Shane Beamer, whose offenses have been balanced. The strengths are on both sides of the ball, led by 8th at defending the run.
On fourth down he goes for it about as often as his peers do from the same spots (+2.5%). Against what the expected-points model recommends he is −21.2% — the profession as a whole is negative on this.
South Carolina has played 1 game against a genuinely tough slate, adjusted for here. That football carries about 0% of what is below; the rest is still the preseason projection.
Projected strengths
- Defenserunning it#8projected
- Defensegetting stopped at the line#15projected
- Offensehitting chunk plays#20projected
Ranks are national. Nothing here is last season's number — carrying one forward is measurably worse than saying nothing — and in-season figures are adjusted for who was actually played. This describes the matchup; it is not a prediction and not a pick.
Head coaches only — there is no free feed for coordinators, so on a program where the head coach does not call the offense this describes the staff he hired. Play-calling identity is a style, not a grade: throwing more than the situations warrant is not better than throwing less than they warrant.
Model prediction
how the number is builtOur model simulates the game drive by drive from each side's opponent-adjusted efficiency (SC Elo 1742, UGA Elo 1974 for reference), with home-field advantage. That projects SC +10.5 (24% to win), essentially in line with the market.
Why that percentage is worth reading: across 604 graded in-season games, the calls this model put near 58% came in at 58.2%. The full calibration table is published, bin by bin. Early in the season the cold-start path runs instead and calibrates less well (Brier 0.2028 against 0.1889).
Model as of Sep 1 · through week 1 · drive simulation
Where the game is won
2026 national rank · right is better
offensethe defense it faces
Moving the ball
UGA2nd25thSCSC7th5thUGAThrough the air
UGA23rd5thSCSC7th13thUGAOn the ground
UGA22nd56thSCSC16th18thUGAStaying on the field
UGA13th73rdSCSC1st80thUGATaking care of it
UGA68th88thSCSC1st14thUGA
Each bar runs from last in the country on the left to 1st on the right. The filled span is the gap between the offense and the defense it faces.
Season form — 2026
nationally rankedThe matchup, in context
series history + adjusted profilesGeorgia leads 52–19–2 · Georgia has won 4 straight · 40% have been one-possession games
| UGA | SC | |
|---|---|---|
| +20.0 (#12) | CORE overall | +23.8 (#9) |
| +10 / -10 | offense / defense | +12 / -12 |
Bold is the side ahead. CORE strips the situation from every play and solves the schedule out across the league, so these compare two teams that never met.
Key matchups
The analyst read: each team's offense splits crossed against the opponent's defense, with the edges called out.
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FAQ
Who will win Georgia vs. South Carolina?
Gridpex's model favors Georgia with a 76% win probability.
What's the predicted spread for Georgia vs. South Carolina?
The model projects Georgia by 10.5.
What time is Georgia vs. South Carolina and what channel is it on?
Time TBD, at Williams-Brice Stadium.
Where this number comes from. Every projection on this page is produced by the same model, run before kickoff on opponent-adjusted efficiency, power ratings and situational data — walk-forward validated on eleven seasons and never adjusted after the fact. How the model works →